PACIFIC OCEAN (March 23, 2024) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Ashley Smith, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, operates an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat during small boat operations aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 23, 2024. Harpers Ferry is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sang Kim)